In Sign of Tougher Stance by Obama, Holder Heads to the Gulf

Update: President Obama on Tuesday warned that if laws were broken in the BP oil spill, the federal government would prosecute anyone responsible. Click here for the report, from Politico.

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It’s the way democracy works: On big issues, leaders try to tap into the sentiment of the people.

That truism could be used to explain the Obama Administration’s recent decision to distance itself from British Petroleum over the oil spill that just won’t be stopped.

Over the weekend, the Obama administration tossed some harsh words in the direction of BP. And it’s dispatched its top cop, Attorney General Eric Holder, to the Gulf Coast to meet with top federal prosecutors for the states most affected by the spill. . . .